Tag Archives: America

The New Republic: John Judis: The Socialism America Needs Now

Source:The New Democrat To give you an idea of what I believe socialism is and what it isn’t, I agree with John Judis at TNR that socialism has a couple layers, three if you include Chinese communism. But before that … Continue reading

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Jerry Skinner: What Happened To Jayne Mansfield?

Source:The Daily Review What happened to Jayne Mansfield? Well as far as her death, she died in a car accident in June, 1967. She was a passenger and not driving and was headed to New Orleans from Biloxi, Mississippi just … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Molly Reynolds: Limitations of The Senate Filibuster

Source:The New Democrat Warning! This article is only for truly hard-core political and Congressional junkies and people who haven’t slept in days and need to fall asleep real quick. Great bedtime reading for your hard-core insomniacs. Because this is not … Continue reading

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BBC: 1999 Jayne Mansfield Documentary

Source:The Daily Review I guess in one way Jayne Mansfield was a great actress and not just a great comedic actress and comedian, but a real great actress at least in the sense that she had so many people fooled. … Continue reading

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The Baseline Scenario: James Kwak: The Importance of Fairness

Source:The New Democrat Economic fairness and social justice even is a good debate in the Democratic Party and it seems to becoming from two wings in it. From the Bernie Sanders/Elizabeth Warren social democratic wing that believes the problem with … Continue reading

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CBS: ‘The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) CBS Wednesday Night Movie’

Source:CBS– Hollywood Babydoll Loni Anderson, as Hollywood Babydoll Jayne Mansfield, in The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) Source:The Daily Review  “Made-for-TV** – WJBK 2 Detroit – The Jayne Mansfield Story (Made-for-TV) – This is the Original Oct.29,1980 broadcast with Commercials followed … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Sheri Berman: ‘Some Argue That The West Should Limit Democracy To Save Liberalism: Here’s Why They’re Wrong’

Source: The New Democrat “Twenty years ago, Fareed Zakaria analyzed the rise of “illiberal democracy” — a form of government with free and fair elections but without “the rule of law, a separation of powers, and the protection of basic … Continue reading

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ABC News: Hillary Clinton’s Full Concession Speech

Source:ABC News– Hillary R. Clinton with her family and friends. Source:The New Democrat  “Hillary Clinton formally and publicly conceded to Donald Trump this morning after an upset defeat in the presidential election. “Last night I congratulated Donald Trump and offered … Continue reading

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ABC News: 20/20- First Episode: 6/06/1978

Source: The New Democrat As the lead in to this video said ABC News, was a small player if not joke in the network news business in the 1970s. They basically remained that way until the Iran Hostage Crisis in … Continue reading

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NBC News: John F. Kennedy on Meet The Press Through The Years

Source:The New Democrat John Kennedy, was perfect for NBC’s Meet The Press, because he was so quick. The people there liked him and knew that he could not only answer their questions, but wanted to do it and answer them … Continue reading

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